General Information of This Peptide
Peptide ID
PEP01093
Peptide Name
Peptide A6
Structure
Sequence
KPSSPPEEK
Peptide Type
Linear
Receptor Name
CD44 antigen (CD44)
 Receptor Info 
PDC Transmembrane Types Cell targeting peptides (CTPs)
Formula
C43H71N11O16
Isosmiles
[H]NCCCC[C@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@@H]1CCCN1C(=O)[C@@H]1CCCN1C(=O)[C@H](CO[H])NC(=O)[C@H](CO[H])NC(=O)[C@@H]1CCCN1C(=O)[C@H](CCCCN[H])N[H])C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C43H71N11O16/c44-17-3-1-8-24(46)40(66)52-19-5-10-30(52)39(65)50-28(22-55)37(63)51-29(23-56)41(67)54-21-7-12-32(54)42(68)53-20-6-11-31(53)38(64)48-26(14-16-34(59)60)35(61)47-25(13-15-33(57)58)36(62)49-27(43(69)70)9-2-4-18-45/h24-32,55-56H,1-23,44-46H2,(H,47,61)(H,48,64)(H,49,62)(H,50,65)(H,51,63)(H,57,58)(H,59,60)(H,69,70)/t24-,25-,26-,27-,28-,29-,30-,31-,32-/m0/s1
InChIKey
GLAHFUYGILDUJS-MQAKNACASA-N
Pharmaceutical Properties
Molecule Weight
998.102
Polar area
436.85
Complexity
997.5080252
xlogp Value
-5.2325
Heavy Count
70
Rot Bonds
35
Hbond acc
16
Hbond Donor
13
Each Peptide-drug Conjugate Related to This Peptide
Full Information of The Activity Data of The PDC(s) Related to This Peptide
Sal-A6 [Investigative]
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Experiment 1 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma
Efficacy Data Half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50)
5.45 ± 0.41 μM
Administration Time 72 h
Evaluation Method CCK8 assay
MOA of PDC
In this study, a disulfide bond was employed as a linker to couple peptide A6 with Sal, yielding the novel conjugate Sal-A6. Compared to Sal, Sal-A6 not only displayed increased activity and solubility but also demonstrated a notable improvement in targeting specificity. Additionally, Sal-A6 can overcome drug-resistance in cells, leading to a sensitization effect. Surprisingly, Sal-A6 also exhibited a bystander killing effect, capable of eliminating tumor cells with low CD44 expression. Furthermore, at lower doses, it exerts antitumor effects in vivo. The glutathione (GSH) content in tumor cells resistant to cisplatin (CDDP) is significantly higher than that in non-resistant tumor cells. GSH possesses a strong binding affinity with CDDP, resulting in the inactivation of CDDP. Nevertheless, Sal can effectively decrease the intracellular GSH content in tumor cells and elevate the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Moreover, the disulfide bond utilized in Sal-A6 can efficiently diminish the intra-cellular GSH content, thereby overcoming cellular resistance to CDDP and improving drug sensitivity.

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Description
Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) was used to evaluate the in vitro anti-tumor activity and selectivity of Sal-A6 cell viability inhibitory effect of Sal, A6, compound E, and Sal-A6 was assessed in both CD44+ SKOV3 and CD44? A2780 cells. The results showed that peptide A6 exhibited no significant inhibitory effect on any tumor cells, in line with literature reports. Conversely, Sal and compound E significantly inhibited tumor cells proliferation while Sal-A6 conjugate exhibited the ability to suppress the cell viability of CD44+ SKOV3, demonstrating superior activity compared to Sal. However, it showed no significant inhibitory effect on CD44? A2780 cells, exerting only a moderate effect under high concentration conditions, possibly due to the target-mediated cellular entry of Sal-A6. To further validate whether the cytotoxicity of Sal-A6 is related to targeting via CD44, CD44+ SKOV3 cells co-incubated with A6 peptide and Sal-A6 at concentrations of 100 μM and 10 μM, respectively. Peptide A6 partially alleviated the cytotoxicity of Sal-A6, especially at saturated concentration (100 μM), leading to a significant reduction in the in vitro activity of Sal-A6 at both low (10 μM) and high (100 μM) concentrations. These results suggest that cells with low CD44 expression or treated with peptide A6 can mitigate the cellular inhibitory effects of Sal-A6. The onset of action of Sal-A6 was slower than that of Sal, which may be due to the fact that Sal-A6 exerts its efficacy through receptor-mediated entry into the cell and has a slower onset of action than the highly fat-soluble Sal. Overall, the competitive binding of cells with low CD44 expression and peptide A6 confirms that the in vitro activity of Sal-A6 is related to CD44 expression.

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In Vitro Model Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma SK-OV-3 cell CVCL_0532
Experiment 2 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma
Efficacy Data Half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50)
47.09 ± 2.69 μM
Administration Time 72 h
Evaluation Method CCK8 assay
MOA of PDC
In this study, a disulfide bond was employed as a linker to couple peptide A6 with Sal, yielding the novel conjugate Sal-A6. Compared to Sal, Sal-A6 not only displayed increased activity and solubility but also demonstrated a notable improvement in targeting specificity. Additionally, Sal-A6 can overcome drug-resistance in cells, leading to a sensitization effect. Surprisingly, Sal-A6 also exhibited a bystander killing effect, capable of eliminating tumor cells with low CD44 expression. Furthermore, at lower doses, it exerts antitumor effects in vivo. The glutathione (GSH) content in tumor cells resistant to cisplatin (CDDP) is significantly higher than that in non-resistant tumor cells. GSH possesses a strong binding affinity with CDDP, resulting in the inactivation of CDDP. Nevertheless, Sal can effectively decrease the intracellular GSH content in tumor cells and elevate the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Moreover, the disulfide bond utilized in Sal-A6 can efficiently diminish the intra-cellular GSH content, thereby overcoming cellular resistance to CDDP and improving drug sensitivity.

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Description
Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) was used to evaluate the in vitro anti-tumor activity and selectivity of Sal-A6 cell viability inhibitory effect of Sal, A6, compound E, and Sal-A6 was assessed in both CD44+ SKOV3 and CD44? A2780 cells. The results showed that peptide A6 exhibited no significant inhibitory effect on any tumor cells, in line with literature reports. Conversely, Sal and compound E significantly inhibited tumor cells proliferation while Sal-A6 conjugate exhibited the ability to suppress the cell viability of CD44+ SKOV3, demonstrating superior activity compared to Sal. However, it showed no significant inhibitory effect on CD44? A2780 cells, exerting only a moderate effect under high concentration conditions, possibly due to the target-mediated cellular entry of Sal-A6. To further validate whether the cytotoxicity of Sal-A6 is related to targeting via CD44, CD44+ SKOV3 cells co-incubated with A6 peptide and Sal-A6 at concentrations of 100 μM and 10 μM, respectively. Peptide A6 partially alleviated the cytotoxicity of Sal-A6, especially at saturated concentration (100 μM), leading to a significant reduction in the in vitro activity of Sal-A6 at both low (10 μM) and high (100 μM) concentrations. These results suggest that cells with low CD44 expression or treated with peptide A6 can mitigate the cellular inhibitory effects of Sal-A6. The onset of action of Sal-A6 was slower than that of Sal, which may be due to the fact that Sal-A6 exerts its efficacy through receptor-mediated entry into the cell and has a slower onset of action than the highly fat-soluble Sal. Overall, the competitive binding of cells with low CD44 expression and peptide A6 confirms that the in vitro activity of Sal-A6 is related to CD44 expression.

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In Vitro Model Ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma A2780 cell CVCL_0134
References
Ref 1 A peptide-salinomycin conjugate with a bystander effect reduces the stemness characteristics of ovarian cancer cells and enhances drug sensitivity. Eur J Med Chem. 2024 Jul 20;276:116701. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116701. Online ahead of print.